The Football Association hope to allow the Three Lions squad to experience the conditions in South America before the tournament, and plan to face the hosts in a friendly
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England will embark on a tour of Brazil next summer in preparation for the 2014 World Cup, according to The Mirror.The trip could see Roy Hodgson's side take on the hosts in a friendly, which would be their first in Brazil since a John Barnes wonder goal helped see off Uruguay in 1984.
With little planned in terms of qualifying matches next June, the FA hope to give the squad a chance to acclimatise ahead of the finals a year later.
Plans are also at an early stage for a possible friendly against the USA in Miami in May 2014, again with England's World Cup qualification the deciding factor.
The tour of Brazil next year will be completed in time for the national team's Group H clash with Moldova on September 6, giving the players a sufficient break.
An FA delegation, including the England manager, will travel to South America next month to review potential training bases ahead of the 2014 tournament.
